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# forcefully

adverb

«forcefully» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Forcefully means with a lot of strength or power. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcefully/#m1)
2. In a strong, confident way that makes people listen: «she argued forcefully». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcefully/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in stories, sport and descriptions of how people speak or act. Phrases: «speak forcefully», «push forcefully», «argue forcefully». It tells the reader an action was strong or determined.

### Examples

- He knocked forcefully on the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcefully/#x1)
- She argued forcefully that the rule was unfair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcefully/#x2)
- The wind blew forcefully against the windows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcefully/#x3)
- Push the lever forcefully to open the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcefully/#x4)
- The captain spoke forcefully to the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcefully/#x5)
- The ball was kicked forcefully into the net. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcefully/#x6)

### Note

Adverb of «forceful». Double l: forcefully. Similar: «forcibly» means using force against someone's will (forcibly removed), which is different.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «forcefully» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcefully/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«forcefully» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/forcefully.html) on Mova free.